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Oklahoma’s ‘Chicken Shack’ a Friday night delight, good for the soul

Ryan Welton January 21, 2023

It was my birthday last August, a Friday night, and my wife took me...

Song day Saturday: “Everyday Kind Of Love,” by Kyle Park

Ryan Welton June 18, 2022

In Oklahoma, they call it Red Dirt. In Texas, it’s Texas Country. For those...

Ryan’s Playlist No. 7: The music getting me through the COVID-19 pandemic

Ryan Welton June 27, 2020

It’s almost eerie. The last music blog I did was called, “Adios, 2019. Hello,...

Reconnecting With Texas Country

Ryan Welton March 10, 2020

I admit that I love Texas. Always have. My wife and I just got...

The sound of her voice: My 5 favorite Linda Ronstadt songs

Ryan Welton January 2, 2020

About 25 minutes into the Sugar Bowl between Georgia and Baylor, I realized the...

Ryan’s Playlist No. 4: How ‘The Git Up’ became a TikTok challenge + Houses, Bleachers, Aldous Harding, Mitski & Local Natives

Ryan Welton September 22, 2019

I’m way behind on my blog playlists, and I’m not sure if that’s because...

Ryan’s Playlist No. 3: The Rise of Maren Morris + DMB that Needs a Re-listen + New John Prine!

Ryan Welton August 4, 2019

We’re already four days into August, and I’ve failed to post my July music...

My Shazam! 10 songs I’m digging in January 2019

Ryan Welton January 5, 2019

We hear great music everywhere these days. We hear it on TV, in movies,...

YouTube songwriter discovery (Oct. 28): Emily Schultz, Andy Tunstall, Bill Fonner + more!

Ryan Welton October 28, 2018

Life as a YouTube creator has at least two parts: the creation and the...

These 12 songs would be on my all-time best, definitive, ultimate CD

Ryan Welton June 23, 2017

I haven’t been able to run this week because of some heel pain, so...